Occupation arrests academic Bilal Al-Shobaki and launches widespread raids in the West Bank

Israeli occupation forces and settlers have escalated their attacks in various governorates of the occupied West Bank since dawn on Sunday. These operations included home invasions, property destruction, and arrests of academics and citizens in different areas.

In Hebron, occupation forces arrested Dr. Bilal Al-Shobaki, head of the Political Science Department at Hebron University, following a violent raid on his home. Local sources confirmed that occupation soldiers assaulted Al-Shobaki during the search and arrest operation before taking him to an unknown destination.

In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli bulldozers began extensive excavation and leveling work in the Iraq Al-Deir area, southeast of the city. These works target vast areas located between the 'Ma'ale Adumim' and 'Mishor Adumim' settlements to enhance settlement expansion.

Jerusalem Governorate clarified that these field movements are part of a new colonial project aimed at seizing more Palestinian citizens' lands. Official bodies warned of the danger of these plans, which aim to isolate Jerusalemite villages and towns from their natural surroundings.

In the context of field attacks, groups of armed settlers attacked Palestinian workers in the village of Jaljilya, north of Ramallah. Sources reported that the attack caused panic among the workers and is part of a series of organized attacks targeting the livelihoods of Palestinians.

In Salfit Governorate, occupation forces carried out a raid in the village of Qira, resulting in the arrest of three brothers: Adai, Saddam, and Hassan Adel Bakr. The search of the Bakr family home lasted for more than two hours, during which extensive damage to contents and intimidation of residents occurred.

Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, witnessed the infiltration of Israeli special forces, where soldiers stormed a commercial store and detained a number of young men inside. These forces also imposed a siege on a house in the camp amid sporadic clashes with citizens.

On external roads, settlers pelted Palestinian citizens' vehicles with stones near the 'Yitzhar' settlement, built on lands south of Nablus. These attacks caused material damage to a number of cars, disrupting traffic and causing fear among travelers.

In the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron, occupation forces arrested a Palestinian citizen while he was grazing livestock on his land in the Wadi Abu Shaban area. This area is subjected to continuous pressure from the occupation and settlers with the aim of displacing its original inhabitants.

Official data issued by the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission indicate a sharp escalation in violations, with more than 1100 army attacks recorded last month. Settlers also carried out more than 550 attacks, reflecting a systematic policy to restrict the Palestinian presence in the West Bank.

The invasion of Jerusalem falls within a new colonial project targeting citizens' lands in the Iraq Al-Deir area.